Don't care about top end teams cuz where not up there yet.
Teams who I thought are gunning for McDavid/Eichel
- Buffalo - They added some NHL player ad here's hoping Neuvirth and Enroth can provide them with NHL level goaltending. Added Meszaros and Gorges on defence, should be a decent 2nd pair. Added Mouslon, Gionta up front. Let's go Sabres!
- Carolina - Didn't do anything significant today but they still had a decent roster from last year. They lost both Khudobin and Ward to injury last year and the couldn't score. So hopefully both Ward and Khudobin are healthy and E. Stall, J. Stall, Skinner, Lindholm, Tlutsy, Semin can score a few goals. Their D is not too shabby but they do need to add.
Edmonton - I mean they have to be better right? Added Nikitin, Fayne, Pouliot etc and with some dman in the system...who am I kidding? Oilers are no good.
Florida - Shored up their G last year. Added Mitchell to their D. Ekblad, Kulikov, Gudbransson and Campbell. Added Bolland and Jokinen to an a young offence which includes Bjugstad, Huberdeau, Barkov, Pirri, Fleishmann and they are set to acquire Vinny as well. I think they will definately move out fo the basement.
Nashville - They added Neal the other day. They still want more offence. A healthy Rinne is enough to put them out of top 3 selection contention.
Islanders - Added Halak few weeks ago. A healthy Tavares might see Del Colle on his wing and hopefully that sparks that team. They have to win so I'm sure they'll make trades in order to get better all year. I dont see them in the bottom 5. They have O right now in Tavares, Okposo, Nielson with highly touted rookies in Strome, Nelson, Del Colle set to join the team. No fear here.
Ottawa - Lost their captain last year, made a brutal Ryan trade. Lost their new captain this year. Erik Karlsson is going to have a monster year for them to avoid mediocrity. This is a team I see in bottom 3. Unless the likes of Turris, Zibenejad, Ryan, Karlsson, Anderson/Lehner play lights out.
Winnipeg - Didn't do much at all today. They have a decent team; Ladd, Kane, Schieffle, Little, Buff, Bogosian, Enstrom, Trouba. Their issues are in goal. Pavalec needs to put or shut up. They didn't hit rock bottom last year so I dont expect to this year.
Now...
Calgary - Lost Cammi and added Raymond. Cammi is the better player so don't expect the offence to get better. Lost Butler, added Engelland; both bottom pairing guys. Added Hiller to push Ramo, this is where we will pick up few more points but not that many cause I see some serious scoring issues.
Right now I see us in mix with the Sabres/Oilers/Senators as having the worst rosters. Lets see what happens the next few days. Not that many quality UFAs left but I hope all these teams add more.
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